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frees Roman catholics from certain civil inabilities to which they were for* 

 merly subjected give very general satisfaction. But the law establifliing i 

 militia has given rise to fiefli disturbances in that unhappy country. 



Miscellaneous. 



The French East Indiaman, San Jean de Leon, pr'ze to the Surprise pri- 

 ■vateer, is sate arrived at moorings ofi Deptford-yard. Hei cargoe is rated at 

 4.TC, ooi. sterling, of which goods to the amount of S5,0'-ol. are claimed by 

 Mefsrs Constable and Co. of New York in America, one of the partners of 

 whose house was on b lard her when captured ; also goods to tlie amount of 

 35,000! are claimed by a house at Geneva. The rest will be the property 

 «f the raptors. 



A small vefsel has been fitted out at New York, said to be intended on 

 trip to Charlestown, and not till within a few hours of her sailing did Ihe 

 afsume the appearance of a privateer. On the 13th ult between the hours 

 of nine and ten at night, ihe took in her guns and ammunition. The' 

 Mayor being informed of the circumstance, communicated it to the Gover- 

 nor, when they both, with laudable zeal, and accompanied by some officers 

 of the peace, pursued the vefsel which had set sail, overtook her, and brought 

 her back. 



The voyage round the world by M. Dentrecasteaux, who sailed from France 

 en the 2Sth of Sf-ptember 1791, is so interesting, that the. following parti- 

 culars will doubtlefs prove acteptalde to the public. 



M. Fitz, a celebrated French mathematician, has just received a letter 

 from his son, who saile ■ witli M. Dentrecasteaux, dated from Acriboyna, one 

 of the Moluccas. This letter gives the following particulars of his voyage . 

 M. Dentrecasteaux left the Cape of Good hope, Feb. J 6th, 1792.— In April 

 he arrived at New Holland, lu June at New Caledonia.. On the 9th of 

 June at the land of the Arsacides and Bougainville's islan^. On the 28th 

 at the Admiralty Isles, where lie thought he perceived some traces of the 

 ftiipwrcck of Peyrouse ; and on the 6th of September he reached the Island 

 ot ■; mboyna, wnere he received such relrefliments as were necdsary to cinable 

 him to pursue iiis voyage to Batavia. Fart ♦ details respectiug-this expe- 

 dition are expected by the first Dutch Ihips wmch fliall arrive at that colo- 

 ny. 



Mr Muir, (late advocate), who was outlawed by the High Court of Jus- 

 ticiary, accused of seditious practKes, landed on the 30th ult. at Port-Patrick 

 from Ireland. He was immediately known and apprehended, brought to 

 Stranraer, and sately lodged in jail. It appears by his pafiports,that he had 

 lately left France, from whence he came to Ireland. He has been since 

 brought to Edinburgh. 



On the 2d curt. Mr T. F. Palmer, Minister of an unitarian congregation at . 

 Dundee, was brought to town irora that place by I\-.r Williamson, nicl'sen- 

 ger, on suspicion of being the author of a hand iill of a sedicious tendency. 

 He was examined on his arrival by the Iheriff, and is committed to the 

 tolbooth. 



A person of the name of Moren, a (hopkeeper in Edinburgh, is also com- 

 mitted to the tolbooth, accused of being accefsory to the above seditious 

 Writing. 



An Irirti priest who deserted to Valenciennes from the" 14th regiment, 

 ■was inteirogated by the Governor as to the cause of his desertion. The 

 fellow answered, the ill treatment he experienced from the non-commilsio- 

 ned officers. The Governor allied him why he did not complain to the ot- 

 firers? — The answer was, because they were a set ot rascals: — On this the 

 Governor observed, that if that was the manner he spoke of Britirti officer; 

 he would not credit the uther information he might give, and" ordered li'.:i" 

 to prison, where he now reniains. 



